Then he heard a sound. A baby’s cry. This baby’s cry. He stood there listening to it as though he might listen to it for all time.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In addition to the dedicatees, deepest thanks to: Elisabetta Beraldo, Sarah Boxer, Andrea Chapin, Lindsey Crittenden, Steven Frank, Merona and Marty Frank, Tamara Jenkins, Zev Rosenwaks, Jane Varkell, Ellen Williams, Sally Wofford-Girand, and—of course—Ileene Smith.

Also by Michael Frank

ALSO BY MICHAEL FRANK

The Mighty Franks

A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MICHAEL FRANK

What Is Missing

Michael Frank is the author of the memoir The Mighty Franks, which was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, one of The Telegraph’s and the New Statesman’s best books of 2017, and the winner of the 2018 JQ Wingate Literary Prize. He lives with his family in New York City and Liguria, Italy. You can sign up for email updates here.

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